Borderlands and Liminal Subjects
Subtitle: Transgressing the Limits in Philosophy and Literature
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 24, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9783319678122
Description: Borders are essentially imaginary structures, but their effects are very real. This volume explores both geopolitical and conceptual borders through an interdisciplinary lens, bridging the disciplines of philosophy and literature. With contributions from scholars around the world, this collection closely examines the concepts of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality in order to reveal the paradoxical ambiguities inherent in these seemingly solid binary oppositions, while critiquing structures of power that produce and police these borders. As a political paradigm, liminality may be embraced by marginal subjects and communities, further blurring the boundaries between oppressive distinctions and categories.
Notes: Source title: Borderlands and Liminal Subjects: Transgressing the Limits in Philosophy and Literature